Hands & Voices

Family Perspective

Because we have so many Family Perspective articles we have them grouped in no particular order into three boxes below.

Group 2

Birth to Graduation: Just Like That
Grandparents Joining the Journey
Listening to Dads
A Day in the Life of Hands & Voices
Some typical questions sent in to our Headquarter offices and the answers we replied with are showcased in this article from The H&V Communicator.
Permission to be Sad When “It Could Be Worse”
Lainey’s Diagnosis - A New Beginning
The Sunshine of my life
Deaf: Not a Four Letter Word
Finding Services and Support in Rural British Columbia
Baby, It’s A New World OutsideA short essay on the benefits of taking young children outside to play.
One Family’s Story: Growing as an Advocate for Alyssa Naomi
One Family’s Journey: You Can (Almost) Always Get What You Need
One Family’s Journey: Wrong About Tyler
Through the Hands of Tori
One Family’s Journey: Uncommon Gratitude

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Adults: Still Relevant After All These Years
Beyond Here Be Dragons (Just Where Is Best Practice in Deaf Education?)
The Name Game
Words of Wisdom
Idioms - All the fun’s in how you say a thing
We Interrupt this Commercial Message
One Family’s Journey: The Value of Connecting to Other Parents
Things I Have Learned From Having a Deaf Son
One Family’s Story: Know When to Hold Them
It Takes a Village: An IEP Experiment Pays Off in Michigan
One Family's Journey: Conducting the Sweetest Sound - part one. A two part story about a family's journey after having a child with a conductive hearing loss.
One Family's Journey: The Sound Conductor - part two
One Family’s Journey: An Italian Road to English
One Family’s Journey: An Implant for a Culturally Deaf Child
One Family’s Journey: When the Medical System Fails a Child

Group 3

Following Your Child’s Lead: The Dance of Language
Jumping Naked: Texas Toddler Goes Natural
Crossing Over - A story of the journey from "parent" to "professional"
Chinese Deaf Adopted: Bailee’s Story
Twists and Turns: Journeys with Implants
The Choices We Make
For Better or For Worse - Keeping Relationships Strong while Parenting Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
Ho Ho Huh? Ideas for Surviving the Holidays
My Life is Changing Before My Eyes - An article about watching your child grow up and take charge on her own life.
Constantly on the Move - A Military families story
Transition to Implants: A Family Story
Of Fences & College Freshmen
Maddies Choice A mothers perspective on the decision to get a cochlear implant for her daughter

In A Perfect World

In a Perfect World: The Powhiri at Ruamoko Marae
In A Perfect World - Perfect Recall - 15-1 perfect recall
In A Perfect World: Objects May Be Clearer in the Rearview Mirror
In a Perfect World: Wait for it
A Perfect World Letter to Myself - guest columnist Ann Porter shares part of her story.
In a Perfect World Seasons
In a Perfect World: Socially Blundering and Blowing It

Deafed Reform

What’s Changing in Deaf Ed in WA?
What Have We Learned from Research in Deaf Ed?
OCR Position on Accelerated Programs Access The Office for Civil Rights has issued a “Dear Colleague” letter addressing the growing practice of refusing to allow children with disabilities to participate in challenging academic programs, such as Advanced Placement courses...
Are State Schools for the Deaf at the “Tipping Point”?
NDEP Statement of Principle

FAPE vs. BEST: Oops! Someone used the word "BEST"
The Reform Movement: Changes for Deaf Education Reform Imminent
With excerpts from "A Blueprint for Closing the Gap - Developing a Statewide System of Service Improvements for Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing," a report of the Colorado Department of Education, Deaf Education Reform Taskforce.
The Communication Gap: Why we Need to Reform Deaf Education
Deaf Education Reform: The Time Is NOW
What Kind of Diploma is Your Child Going to Receive?

Early Intervention

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Education

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Reducing Effects of Split Attention
Mainstream Experiences: Split Decisions
Lies Your Mother Told You About Raising and Educating a Deaf Child
Win-Win for Two Unique Populations
Vocational Rehabilitation: My Perspective
Accomodations: One Size Doesn’t Fit all (Wyvill)
A Dialogue Between Two Subjects (Excerpted from the Series, ‘Transgressing the Object’)
Back to School…Stress and Hope
Supporting Peers in the Classroom
Using Apps for Homework and More
Can We Teach That? Social/Emotional Skill Development
One Family’s Story: Raising a Reader
H&V Asks: What About Deaf Schools?
Homeschooling a Child who is Hard-of-Hearing
Transitioning to College - Let People Know What is Needed
Happy or Not? When the Need for Specialized Instruction Lessens
Staying in Tune: Music in the Preschool Classroom
Beyond High School - An H&V interview with Ronald R. Kelly, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Research and Teacher Education. National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology, New York
One Family’s Journey: How Auditory Neuropathy & Cued Speech
Sent Us Home
Ed. Interpreters Unplugged - a compilation of responses to the statement, “What I want others to know about interpreting….”

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Self Advocacy Inventory (pdf)
DHH & College Bound: Tips from Two Who Made the Leap
Later Intervention: Meeting the Language Learning Needs of Students Far Past Preschool
How Many are Enough? Defining “Critical Mass”
Critical Mass - A Critical Message Op-ed A followup piece to the How Many are Enough? Defining "Critical Mass" article above.
Parents Bridge Gap between Research & Practice
Taking a Picture Walk A picture walk is a shared activity between an adult reader and child or group of children before reading an unfamiliar story.
Start the Music Singing with your child creates a bond whether they can hear or not.
The Eligibility Survival Guide
Homeschooling the Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child
What Do Parents Need to Know About Recommended Practices in Deaf Ed?
Implementing Classroom Acoustics Standards: A Progress Report
Are They All Visual Learners? Learning Styles and our Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Kids [ Link to - Spanish Version - ]
RTI: What it is, What it Isn't
One Year’s Growth in One Year, Expect No Less
Making Progress: The One for One Rule
Defining "Appropriate" Education for Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
- an excert from COLORADO QUALITY STANDARDS

The Parent Checklist for Preschool/Kindergarten Placement -
A checklist for families to use when they visit preschool programs when their child is preparing to "graduate" from their early intervention program and enter preschool.
Cognition in the Classroom: The Academic and Social Implications
Shared Reading Project Brings Stories to Life
Another Path: A Resource for Homeschooling Your Deaf or Hard of Hearing Child
Tennis Balls Increase Children's Attention
Tips for Successful Inclusion: A General Educator & Teacher of the Deaf Team Up to Share Their Advice
Ask Shirley (Parent Advocate)
Educational Captioning
The Functional Listening Evaluation
Mainstreaming Children Who are Deaf / Hard of Hearing -Available Only as a PDF file-
Hands and Voices Interview: Improving Acoustics in the Classroom Through a Parent's Perspective
Raising the Bar: Literacy for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
Making The Grade: A Hard of Hearing Adult looks back on Her Education
A Young Man's Journey: American Sign Language as a Foreign Language for High School/College Requirements

Deaf People & Perspectives on Deafness

My First Language is Garbled
Discovering Me Myself and I
My Week at Tech Boyz Camp
The Talk
DHH Infusion: Finding My Own Way
My Story: Faith, Focus and Follow-through
Why Meet a DHH Guide?
My Cochlear Implant
Gifts of a Different Ability
A Whole New World: My Journey into Gallaudet
Out of the Deaf Closet
Barefooting and Family Support
Normally Deaf
Secrets of My Success: The Playground Effect
Growing Up Before EHDI… with Thanks to My Parents
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Infusion within Hands & Voices
A Hands & Voices Policy Document approved by the Hands & Voices Board of Directors in July, 2011. printed in The Communicator - Winter 2012
Matthew Weighs In with Hard-of-Hearing Perspective
Being a Deaf Mom
DHH & College Bound: Tips from Two Who Made the Leap
Learning to Love the Phone
Let’s Stop Waiting for the World to Change: Supporting Deaf Individuals with Mental Health Challenges
Uncommon Sense: Sensory Impairment Doesn’t Slow Ike Junior
Advice from a College Bound Drama Queen
Hold On to the Dream: Massage Therapist at Peaceful Valley
The Deaf Doc Is In

The Natural History of Bias - The lead article of the Summer 06 issue of the Communicator
Following the Street Lights: Brian Hubbard's Story
“Renaissance Man” in Pursuit of Personal Goals
Chatting with Chelsea - Some thoughts on connecting for teens
Finding My Rhythm - A student's journey into dance
Welcome to my World - A HS student shares her heart and thoughts on her world.
Mystery Author Unveiled: Meet Henry Kisor
Marlee Matlin: What My Parents Understood
'Sound and Fury' Update: A Family Comes Together Again
Communication at a Distance
My Life Experiences
Achieving Dreams through Persistence
Deaf children in Nicaragua teach scientists about language
"Please come to Pakistan" A True life HV dialogue with a parent needing help in far off Pakistan - the marvels of e-mail and the web
Building a Joyful Life
Vocational Rehabilitation: A Beginner's Guide
Why Wait to Communicate? Sign classes for Hearing Babies
Beyond "Survivor": An Interview with Christy Smith
Risk of Bacterial Meningitis in Children with Cochlear Implants: Study Released by CDC
A Fork in the Road: Progressive Hearing Loss
Ear Infections
Background Noise: The Hidden Culprit
A Traffic Violation Can Be High Anxiety For Some Deaf/Hard of Hearing Citizens
Families Living in Rural Settings... How Full is the Glass?

The Law - IDEA & ADA

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Why the IEP Was Not For Me
Frequently asked Questions: Communication Plan for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Students
One Teacher's Voice: The Million Dollar Lawsuit
DEAF IS DIFFERENT: Educational Impacts and Cultural Perspectives
Has IDEA. Been Interpreted Beyond Reasonableness
Supporting Families in Transition between Early Intervention and School Age Programs
A Question of Automatic Eligibility: Does My Deaf/HH Child Need an IEP?
For More Effective Communication: The ADA Paves The Way
Section 508 makes new technology More Accessible for families
No Parents Left Behind
DCBR Revisited: The Deaf Child Bill of Rights Six Years Later A look at the Deaf Childs Bill of Rights and an Overview of What Parents Should Know about their child's Communication Plan

Advocacy

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Parents as Advocates in a Child’s Education
The Advocacy Corner: Relationship Building is the Place to Start
Diving into the Mainstream Classroom: Steps to Success
Advocacy Corner: Interpreting Services
What Motivates Us?
Be the Rainbow
Almost Heaven
Thoughts on Leadership
The Forest through the Trees
Hands & Voices Asks: What Does it Mean to be Parent-Driven?
Will My Child Go To College, Get A Job, and Live Independently?
Thoughts on Leadership
Make Your Message Stick with Stories
Ensuring Equal Access for Signing Students
Do State Mandates for Hearing Aid Coverage Go Far Enough?
Getting to Yes: Confessions of a Reluctant Advocate
Why Families move
The Deaf Child Sign - Does It Work
Young Athlete Fights for Reasonable Accommodations
Unilateral Loss and Family Support - A GBYS Yahoo Groups Discussion Unveiled
Neutral is a Shade of Color, Not an Organization
The Right Person at the Right Time: Teresa Curtin, JD, Attorney for the Family.Teresa Curtin is a New York City attorney who talks abour her experience working for families involved in a surge of Advanced Bionics cochlear implant “soft failures.” Teresa is a tenacious, personable powerhouse who just happens to be Deaf and a very satisfied CI user herself.

Top Ten Mistakes Parents of Deaf /HH Kids Make in Preparing for their I.E.P
Top Ten mistakes Made by Professionals in Preparation for or an IEP Meeting
What Parents Want General Educators to Know
One Family’s Story:
Growing as an Advocate for Alyssa Naomi
Smoothing the Way for Your Child’s Participation in Sports
One Family’s Journey: You Can (Almost) Always Get What You Need
Preferential Seating: What Does it Mean?
Passing of the “Advocacy” Baton: One Family’s Story
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Self Advocacy Inventory (pdf)
Matthew’s Presentation: PowerPoint as a Self-Advocacy Tool
Your Child’s IEP Team: Can you Request a Specific Service Provider? [Click here for Spanish Version]
IEP Survival Kit- The lead article from our Spring '09 issue of The Communicator
Mediation: Conflict Resolution for Parents and School Districts outside the Courtroom
Setting D/HH Standard for ‘Appropriate’ Education- The lead article from our Winter '09 issue of The Communicator
The Eligibility Survival Guide
The pop-up IEP - One of our most asked for pages!
Safety Patrol: A Fifth Grader, His Mom, and a Lesson in Advocacy
Learning the Hard Way: Becoming a Successful Self-Advocate
Do You Know What Is Being Signed To Your Child? A Quick Guide for the Novice Parent
Parent Convinces Best Buy to Add Hearing Aid Coverage for Children

Preventing Learned Helplessness
Self Advocacy Inventory (SAI) - This informal inventory of observable skills should serve as a catalyst to spark dialogue and provide common ground for discussing issues that impact the students' lives in profound ways. pdf
Our Journey with Matthew By Caloy Fernandez, CO Deaf Guide-by-Your-Side Advocate
Self-Advocacy and Use of an Educational Interpreter
Special Education Law: A New IDEA for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (pdf)
News from Around the World: Advocacy Tips from Australia
Self-advocacy for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Special Needs and Hearing Loss: To Whom It May Concern (or continue to not bother)
RAdvocacy and the New Vocabulary of Power
Communication Breakdown: First Experience with an Educational Interpreter
The Myth of the Perfect IEP: After the Paperwork is Finished...
OSEP Addresses D/HH Language Proficiency
We are Hands & Voices
The ADA and Child Care
Parent Strategies for Child Care Inclusion
Hands & Voices Advocacy Q&A: Student Rights [ Escrito en espanol tambien ]
A Mothers "To Do" List
The P.E.I.: An Attachment for your childs I.E.P.

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O.U.R - Our Children's Safety Series

Where Hands & Voices stands on the issues: The White Papers

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Family Perspective

In A Perfect World

In a Perfect World

Deafed Reform

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